Sidney Thornton had his most rushing yards in a game against the Baltimore Colts on September 23, 1979, with 129 yards.
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Sidney Thornton most overall rushing yards in a regular-season game all-time| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Thornton | 129 | 9/23/1979 | vs | 13 | 9.9 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | S. Thornton | 98 | 10/7/1979 | @ | 18 | 5.4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | | S. Thornton | 88 | 9/30/1979 | @ | 16 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | | S. Thornton | 68 | 10/28/1979 | vs | 14 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | S. Thornton | 61 | 12/4/1980 | @ | 6 | 10.2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | S. Thornton | 55 | 11/2/1980 | vs | 13 | 4.2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | S. Thornton | 54 | 9/14/1980 | @ | 9 | 6.0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | S. Thornton | 52 | 11/22/1981 | @ | 15 | 3.5 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 7.8 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | S. Thornton | 51 | 12/16/1979 | vs | 10 | 5.1 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 27.5 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | S. Thornton | 48 | 9/7/1980 | vs | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 22.0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | | S. Thornton | 45 | 9/17/1978 | @ | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | | S. Thornton | 44 | 9/3/1979 | @ | 12 | 3.7 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 13.7 | 1 | |||
| 13 | | S. Thornton | 41 | 10/12/1980 | vs | 8 | 5.1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | S. Thornton | 39 | 12/20/1981 | @ | 4 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | | S. Thornton | 38 | 10/15/1978 | @ | 5 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | S. Thornton | 35 | 10/17/1977 | vs | 10 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | S. Thornton | 33 | 9/3/1978 | @ | 7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | S. Thornton | 32 | 11/9/1980 | @ | 10 | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | S. Thornton | 32 | 12/16/1978 | @ | 5 | 6.4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | S. Thornton | 31 | 12/7/1981 | @ | 6 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | S. Thornton | 31 | 12/18/1977 | @ | 9 | 3.4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | S. Thornton | 30 | 11/21/1982 | @ | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | S. Thornton | 30 | 10/8/1978 | vs | 8 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | S. Thornton | 30 | 12/4/1977 | vs | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | S. Thornton | 29 | 9/20/1981 | vs | 7 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
